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Author Robert Giles Discusses Kent State Shootings with Free Speech Center

Author Robert Giles Discusses Kent State Shootings with Free Speech Center

CIM Digital October 21, 2020

Story by Selah Blair / Contributing Writer Author and journalist Robert Giles joined Free Speech Director Ken Paulson to discuss the Kent State Shootings. Giles was the managing editor of the Akron Beacon...

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Conversation with Beverly Keel, newly named dean of MTSU’s College of Media and Entertainment

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief October 26, 2019

Beverly Keel, chair of the Department of Recording Industry at MTSU, has been named the next dean of the College of Media and Entertainment, University Provost Mark Byrnes announced Wednesday. https://twitter.com/bevkeel/status/1187471924269477888 Keel,...

College of Media and Entertainment Dean Ken Paulson hosts 'Shut Up and Dance,' highlights freedom of speech in music

College of Media and Entertainment Dean Ken Paulson hosts ‘Shut Up and Dance,’ highlights freedom of speech in music

CIM Digital February 18, 2019

Photos by Emily Blalock / MTSU Sidelines College of Media and Entertainment Dean Ken Paulson hosted a combination of presentation and performance, titled "Shut Up and Dance," for the attendees of the...

In this video screen capture, Dean Ken Paulson of MTSU’s College of Media and Entertainment testifies Wednesday, Sept. 26, before the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C.

MTSU dean testifies before Congress on First Amendment rights, issues on college campuses

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief September 27, 2018

Photo courtesy of MTSU News MTSU College of Media and Entertainment Dean Ken Paulson testified in front of a Congressional committee in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to provide expertise on First Amendment...

MTSU free speech panel discusses First Amendment restrictions on college campuses

Sidelines October 26, 2016

Story and photo by Joshua Tilton / Contributing Writer On Tuesday, a panel at MTSU addressed free speech, fielded questions and courted controversy as members of the panel discussed the limitations of free...

WMOT-FM/Roots Radio 89.5 kicks off new programming

CIM Digital September 2, 2016

Photo by Olivia Ladd/MTSU Sidelines The WMOT 89.5/Roots Radio station launched this morning with a live kickoff event and marked the beginning of the new Americana music programming. MTSU's station,...

How government, religion and the First Amendment intersect in Tennessee’s Bible debate

Sidelines April 14, 2016

This article was published in cooperation with the Seigenthaler News Service. Tennessee would become the first state in the nation to make the Bible its official state book if Gov. Bill Haslam signs...

Jon Meacham discusses George H.W. Bush, 2016 presidential election at MTSU

CIM Digital February 10, 2016

Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham joined more than 150 MTSU students, faculty and community members to discuss his latest biography and patterns in modern presidential elections Tuesday...

Lady Antebellum singer offers scholarship through her alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University

Lady Antebellum singer offers scholarship through her alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University

CIM Digital September 23, 2015

MTSU officially announced and celebrated the name of the College of Media and Entertainment, formerly the college of Mass Communication, during an event with faculty and alumni at Broadcast Music Industry...

MTSU's College of Mass Communication renamed College of Media and Entertainment

MTSU’s College of Mass Communication renamed College of Media and Entertainment

CIM Digital August 25, 2015

In an effort to modernize the college, what was formerly MTSU's College of Mass Communication is now the College of Media and Entertainment. This change, effective August 2015, was "long over due" according...

Students pose with Eric Paslay, Dylan Altman, Mass Communications Dean Ken Paulson, and Odie Blackmon on Sunday night at the Listening Room after a fundraiser for the Recording Industry program. (Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Photo Gallery: Eric Paslay at Recording Industry Fundraiser

CIM Digital December 9, 2014

Middle Tennessee State University's Recording Industry program held a fundraiser on Sunday night at the Listening Room in Nashville. Several MTSU students performed alongside singer and 2005 MT graduate...

'Freedom Sings' Pays Tribute to John Seigenthaler

‘Freedom Sings’ Pays Tribute to John Seigenthaler

CIM Digital October 29, 2014

"Freedom Sings" celebrated its 16th anniversary at The Bluebird Cafe Tuesday night with songs of "truth, justice and equality" in honor of a legendary journalist who devoted his entire career to protecting...

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